Bottle capper



Get. 31, 1933. H J LEBHERZ 1,932,414

BOTTLE CA PPER Filed Sept. 2, 1931 INVENTOR.

@3. A TTORNEY Patented Oct. 31,1933

uNirE ears BOTTLE CAPPER Harry J. Lehherz, Frederick, Md, assignor toThe Everedy Company, Frederick, Md, a corporation of MarylandApplication September 2,

1931. Serial No. 560,841

6 Claims. (01. 226-434) My invention relates broadly to bottle cappersand more particularly to a simplified construction of bottle cappercapableor" inexpensive assembly on a quantity production basis.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improvedconstruction of bottle capper having parts which .may be inexpensivelymanufactured on a quantity production basis and assembled with a minimumnumber of operations for providing a tool of greater strength than hasheretofore been obtainable.

Another object of my invention is to provide a construction of bottlecapping tool having a cast base portion and a cast head portion with apressed metal standard interconnecting the base and head portions, thepressed metal standard having a cross-section substantially in the shapeof an arch for imparting relatively great rigidity and strength tothestandard.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a construction ofbottle capping tool wherein a cast base and a cast head portion areinterconnected by a pressed, metal channel shaped member arranged tohave considerable inherent rigidity and curved to position the headportion of the tool in a position centrally aligned over the baseportion of the tool.

Other and further objects of my invention reside in a simplifiedconstruction of .bottle capping-tool as set forth more fully in thespecification hereinafter following by reference to the the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevationof the assembled bottlecapping tool of myinvention; Fig. 2 is an end View of the bottle capping tool of myinvention; Fig. 3 is a lateral cross-sectional view taken through thebottle capping tool adjacent the base portion thereof on line 3-3 ofFig. 1; Fig. 4 is a lateral cross sectional view taken through thestandard of the bottle capping tool on line 4- of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is aview showing the relative arrangement of the parts of the bot-' tlecapping tool prior to an assembly operation; and Fig. 6 is across-sectional view taken through the standard on line 66 of Fig. 5.

.My invention is directed to a simplified construction of bottle cappingtool in which a pressed metal standard is provided for interconnecting acast base portion and acast head portion. The pressed metal standard hasa substantially arch shaped cross-section and is curved from a verticalposition adjacent the base portion to a position" in whichthe headportion is aligned vertically over the base portion. The head portion.includes a mounting means for an actuating gear and a ram which may bereciprocated along a vertical axis under control of the actuating gear.

The pressed metal standard is apertured with rivet holes adjacentopposite ends thereof, which holes align with holes provided inthe castbase portion and the cast head portion for permitting rivets to bedriven through the standard for securing the standard in position withrespect to the base portion and the head portion. By rea son of the archshaped construction'of the stand- 65. ard, considerable rigidity isimparted to the standard and substantial strength secured in the curvedportion of the standard which forms the back-bone of the bottle capperfor insuring prop-- er operation of the tool under conditions of stress7!} and strain.

Referring to the drawing in detail, reference character 1 designates acast metal base having an upstanding guard portion 2 and a castlugportion 3. The base portion 1 has a pad or rest r 4 secured theretoon which a bottle which is to be crowned is supported. The lug 3 on thecast base 1 is provided with apertures 3a for receiving rivets which areemployed in establishing a rigid. connection between the standard 5 andthe base 1. gm The standard 5 has'rivet holes 50 adjacent the lower endthereof which are spaced in accurate alignment to the apertures 30. inlug 3 for receiv:

ing the rivets 6 which are passed therethrough for insuring a, rigidconnection between the 5; standard and the base. The standard 5 ispressed from sheet metal in a substantially arched or channel shapedcross-section as illustrated in Fig. 6,-theedges of the standardextending outwardly from the channel shaped. portion of the standardalong curves as represented at 5a and 5b, which are tangent to the linesdisposed at acute angles with respect to the central axis of thestandard as shown in Fig. 6. The edges 5m and 5b are flared outwardlyfrom the side walls of the channel 5 and serve to impart the requiredstrength to the standard under conditions of stress and strain duringoperation of the bottle capping tool. The channel shaped standard 5' iscurved at the upper portion thereof as indim cated at 512 in order toinsure the mounting of the cast head 7 in a position directly over thebase 1. The upper portion 512 of the standard is provided with rivetholes 5e disposed in predetermined spaced relation as shown. The castmetal head 7 is provided with a lug portion 8 terminating in a flangededge 8b and a flanged abutment 80. The flanged edge 81) is adapted tofit rigidly against the outwardly flared portions 5a and 5b of thechannel shaped standard 5. The abutting 1 0,

flanges form a stop against the upper edge of the channel shaped member5 designated at 51. The lug 8 is apertured at 8a for receiving rivets 9which extend through the apertures 5c in the upper portion of thestandard 5. Rivets 9 are passed through the aligned apertures andsecured in position in the same manner that rivets 6 are secured inposition between the lug 3 and the end of the channel shaped standard 5.The cast head 7 is provided with a laterally extending housing 11 whichhas a bore therein for receiving the actuating gear 18 which is operatedby movement of the hand lever 12 from handle 14.

The cast head 7 has a vertically extending bore portion 10 connectedtherewith through which the ram 15 passes. Ram 15 has rack teeth 17 cuton one side thereof meshing with the teeth on gear 18. A bottle cappingthroat 16 is supported on the end of rain 15 and is adapted to bepressed downwardly over the crown cap of a bottle for crimping the capin position. The bottle capping-throat 16 is preferably of the doubleseal typeas set forth more fully in my Letters Patent No, 1,421,698,dated July 4,1922.

I have found that the manufacture of bottle capper tools employing the Uchannel or beam as a supporting post is a considerable improvementover-various forms of cast standards heretofore employed and which weresubject to break age during shipment and use. The U or arch shaped;channel constituting the standard of the bottle capper tool of myinvention is not subject tobre akage because of its inherent rigidity.The operations necessary to rivet the cast metal base to one end of thestandard and the cast metal head to the other end of the standard arevery simple and may be performed expeditiously. The cost of thematerials forming the bottle capping tool of my invention aresubstantially less than materials heretofore required in theconstruction of'a bottle capper, and the labor in assembling the partsis substantially less, at the same time that an improved product ismanufactured.

Various forms of spring lift mechanisms may be applied to the ram andhand operating lever but for purposes of illustrating my invention theserefinements have been omitted.

While I have described my invention in one of its preferred embodimentsI desire that it be understood that modifications in the form andconstruction of the bottle capper of my invention may be made within thescope of the appended claims withuot departing from my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is as follows:

1. A bottle capper comprising a cast base portion, an upstanding lug onsaid'base portion, a cast head portion, a depending lug on said headportion and a pressed metal standard interconnecting the lugs on saidbase and head portions, a substantially semi-circular guide connectedwith said base portion for locating a bottle adjacent said standard, andmeans carried by said head portion for successively applying crown capsto bottles positioned on said base portion.

2. A bottle capper comprising a castbase portion having a verticallyextending lug connected therewith, a cast head portion having avertically disposed lug depending therefrom, limiting stops formedintegrally with each of said lugs and a pressed metal standard connectedat opposite ends and abutting at its opposite ends with said limitingstops with opposite sides of said lugs, said head portion carrying meansthereon for successively applying crown caps to bottles supported onsaid base portion.

3. A bottle capping tool comprising a cast base portion having avertically extending lug integrally connected therewith, a cast headportion having a lug depending. therefrom, shoulders formed on oppositesides of said lugs and a channel shaped pressed metal standard havingits opposite ends abutting with said shoulders and enveloping said lugsand riveted there vpending lug thereon and carrying abutting flangesthereon extending at an angle. to each.

other and a pressed metal standard. connected at opposite ends of saidlugs, said standard having the edges thereof flared. outwardly inabutment with the curved wall on. said base. and. the. angularlydisposed flanges on. said head, and means carried by said head for.successively applying crown caps to bottles supported. on said base.

5. A bottle capper comprising. a cast base portion having a circular endwall, a lug integrally.

connected with said end-wall and extending rearwardly therefrom, a casthead, a lug depending from said cast head, said lug having flangesthereon extending normal to each other, a pressed metal channel havingoutwardly flared edge portions, and a curved top portion, the top ofsaid channel being riveted to said head with theoutwardly flared edgesthereof and the extremity thereof in abutment with the flangeson saidhead, the lowerend of said. pressed metal channel being riveted to thelug on said base portion and having its outwardly flared edgesabuttingwith the circular wall of said base portion, and means carriedby said head centrally over said base portion forv successively applyingcrown caps to bottles supported on said base portion.

6. A bottle capper comprising a cast base portion having. a circular endwall, a lug integrally connected with said end wall and extendingrearwardly therefrom, a cast head, a lug'depen ding from said cast head,said lug having flanges thereon extending normal to each other, a

pressed metal channel having outwardly flarededge portions to whichlines drawn tangent thereto are disposed at acute angles with respect tothe central axis of said pressed metal channel,

said channel having a curved top portion, the" top of said channel beingriveted to said head with the outwardly flared edges thereof and theextremity thereof in abutment with the flanges on said head, the lowerend of said pressed-metal channel being riveted to the lug on said baseportion and having its outwardly flared edges abutting with the circularwall of. said base portion,

and means carried by said head centrally over said base portion forsuccessively applying crown 1 caps to bottles supported on said baseportion.

HARRY J. LEBHERZ,

